Need help with KSH scripting

scrappycc · #1 (**permalink**) 04-02-2008

Hi I need to insert a page break into a file based on matching a phrase in the file.

I am doing this with a ksh script on a Unix box.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

unilover · #2 (**permalink**) 04-02-2008

What do you mean? Where in the file? what match?

scrappycc · #3 (**permalink**) 04-02-2008

I have a file that has Page 2 (and 3, 4, 5, 6 and so on) at the top of the page. I need to insert a page break so that my report will actually break where the "Page #" is listed. Right now is just printing out filling the page based on what the my print command would output.

Like this......

<insert page break here>Page 2
some text......
<insert page break here>Page 3
some text......
<insert page break here>Page 4

unilover · #4 (**permalink**) 04-02-2008

Try:

Code:

sed 's/Page /^LPage /' file.txt >newfile.txt

unilover · #5 (**permalink**) 04-02-2008

For the Form-Feed character (i.e. "^L") you have to key [Ctrl]V followed by [Ctrl]L

scrappycc · #6 (**permalink**) 04-02-2008

I just keeps add the text of ^L to my file instead of the actual control character of line/form feed. UGH!!!!

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